000 FZPN03 KNHC 011544 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON AUG 01 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SECURITE E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 01. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 02. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 03. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 16.7N 123.6W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 01 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...50 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 0 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM HOWARD NEAR 18.7N 128.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 210 NM NE AND 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL HOWARD NEAR 21.0N 133.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM S SEMICIRCLE...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 22.3N 139.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 22.9N 144.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW HOWARD NEAR 22.9N 150.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE AND INTENSITY. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 14.5N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N BETWEEN 94.5W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .06 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. .12 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 16N95W TO 14.5N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .S OF 02S W OF 117W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 01S W OF 107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1530 UTC MON AUG 01... .TROPICAL STORM HOWARD...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MODERATE FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 119W AND 126W. .TROPICAL WAVE FROM 08N TO 16N ALONG 110W...WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 104W AND 111W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 09N79W TO 08N85W TO 07N92W TO 10N102W TO 08N112W...THEN RESUMES NEAR 12N129W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04N TO 08N BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...AND FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 111W AND 118W. $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.